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Osama isn't the only thing that died yesterday

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:09:00 No.17273344 View View Reply Original Report

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My laptop, which I was using as a desktop (yeah prob not the best idea) the screen now lights up but won't actually turn on graphics. RIP old buddy. Now to figure out how to get a really old desktop to work as atm I'm doing this on a lab pc since I had to earlier finish some work.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:10:00 No.17273351 Report

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/g/ is not your personal blog.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:13:00 No.17273372 Report

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>>17273351
Didn't say it was. Anyway was wondering if there was any hope for this thing, if not any recommendations for maybe something temporarily til I can build a pc?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:14:00 No.17273379 Report

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Jolicloud.
Or gentoo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:20:00 No.17273429 Report

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>>17273379
How the hell is that gonna help when I can't even see anything on the screen, well I do if I try to plug in an external one, but it's all garbled mess, so it must be the graphics chip. It's a geforce go 7600 and an hp dv9000t notebook.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:24:00 No.17273477 Report

Quoted By: >>17273500 >>17273519

>>17273429
>figure out how to get a really old desktop to work

That's what I was commenting about.
As for your files on the laptop, take out the hard drive and get a HDD dock like this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182221&cm_re=rosewill_dock-_-17-182-221
-_-Product

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:27:00 No.17273500 Report

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>>17273477
Oh well that's not the issue with the old desktop, I turn it on and it just keeps making a never ending beep sound, trying to see what got knocked lose in there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:28:00 No.17273519 Report

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>>17273477
Also, for when I do make a new desktop would it take the old hard drive internally instead? It's the only serial ata hd that I have...but I don't know if i need some kind of adapter

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:32:00 No.17273548 Report

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>>17273519
So you want to transplant as many of the working parts as possible into a desktop?
If you use a 2.5" bay for the laptop HDD, it should fit but if you have a 3.5" bay you'll need a bracket.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:36:00 No.17273569 Report

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>>17273548
Well just the hard drive is probably the only thing I could save anyway, would be best to just buy new everything else like ram wouldn't it? Ram's the only other thing I can think that you could use... I have alot of old other components like other old ide drives and dvdr drives in the old desktop that can also be used, hell this things so old it still has a floppy drive, if for the lulz desktop mobos even still come with connections for those...it's been like 5 years or so since I last put together a desktop

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:41:00 No.17273600 Report

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>>17273569
You can't use laptop RAM in a desktop, at least there are no adapters i'm aware of.
Your best bet would probably be to build a desktop to your needs. It'll run better than a frankensystem. If you have limited hardware requirements you could use a smaller case and it'd be semi portable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:45:00 No.17273641 Report

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>>17273600
Well I do game a fair amount so I'd need at least the power of what I had before (go 7600, 2 gig ram , 2ghz core2duo) with ability to upgrade of course. I do see there are normal cases with handles on them too.. I just honestly don't think getting another laptop would be a good idea or if I do it would be just a basic thing and still get the new desktop

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:47:00 No.17273653 Report

Quoted By: >>17273676 >>17273801

>>17273641
A lot of people advocate a desktop + netbook combo. This may work for you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:51:00 No.17273676 Report

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>>17273653
Yeah I can explore that option. Gotta get the money first lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:51:00 No.17273678 Report

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Wait, what? Osama is dead?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:59:00 No.17273752 Report

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>>17273678
Yep they killed em

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 20:04:00 No.17273801 Report

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>>17273653
This. Why spend more money in total on a single "desktop replacement" that is neither as portable nor as powerful as two separate computers for each purpose?
Though if you aren't willing to use a Linux distro on the netbook, an ultraportable would be better instead.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 20:13:00 No.17273878 Report

Quoted By: >>17273904 >>17274004

>>17273801
Don't some netbooks come with windows 7 starter? Heh as long as it plays basic shit like minecraft you can be a good time waster.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 20:15:00 No.17273904 Report

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>>17273878
>Implying you can't minecraft on linux

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 20:16:00 No.17273919 Report

Quoted By: >>17273974 >>17274060

Why do hp laptops tend to die because of their graphics card? I know 5 peeps who had hp laptops die because of graphic card related probs. Are they just really sucky on that part?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 20:22:00 No.17273974 Report

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>>17273919
Bitch overheats I think is the issue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 20:24:00 No.17274004 Report

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>>17273878
>>17273904
Minecraft runs faster on Linux.

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GreenLeafyPCB !!hhJcUrGUeXJ Mon 02 May 2011 20:30:00 No.17274060 Report

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>>17273919
Shitty build quality I guess. I have fixed some in the past sticking them in the oven to reseat the graphics assembly. Worked for awhile, but it just kept fucking up over time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 20:34:00 No.17274100 Report

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>>17274060
So it's really not worth trying to fix?

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